NINE INCH NAILS (TRENT REZNOR) Pretty Hate Machine 1991 UK 1st PRESS w/INNER
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NINE INCH NAILS (TRENT REZNOR) Pretty Hate Machine 1991 UK 1st PRESS w/INNER
NINE INCH NAILSPretty Hate Machine
UK ISLAND (ILPS 9973) FIRST PRESSING OF TRENT REZNOR'S "Pretty Hate Machine"
ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN THE US IN OCTOBER 1989
THIS IS THE FIRST UK PRESSING FROM OCTOBER 1991
EXCELLENT ORIGINAL COPY - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED INDEED
MATRIX: ILPS 9973 A2 / ILPS 9973 B2
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE SLEEVE WITH A LIGHT GLOSS FINISH
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
Virtually ignored upon its 1989 release, Pretty Hate Machine gradually became a word-of-mouth cult favourite; despite frequent critical bashings, its stature and historical importance only grew.
Reznor had a background in synth-pop, and the vast majority of Pretty Hate Machine was electronic. Synths voiced all the main riffs, driven by pounding drum machines; distorted guitars were an important textural element, but not the primary focus.
Pretty Hate Machine was something unique in industrial music -- certainly no one else was attempting the balladry of "Something I Can Never Have," but the crucial difference was even simpler. Instead of numbing the listener with mechanical repetition, Pretty Hate Machine's bleak electronics were subordinate to catchy riffs and verse-chorus song structures, which was why it built such a loyal following with so little publicity.
That innovation was the most important step in bringing industrial music to a wide audience, as proven by the frequency with which late-'90s alternative metal bands copied NIN's interwoven guitar/synth textures. It was a new soundtrack for adolescent angst -- noisily aggressive and coldly detached, tied together by a dominant personality. Reznor's tortured confusion and self-obsession gave industrial music a human voice, a point of connection. His lyrics were filled with betrayal, whether by lovers, society, or God; it was essentially the sound of childhood illusions shattering, and Reznor was not taking it lying down. Plus, the absolute dichotomies in his world -- there was either purity and perfection, or depravity and worthlessness -- made for smashing melodrama. Perhaps the greatest achievement of Pretty Hate Machine was that it brought emotional extravagance to a genre whose main theme had nearly always been dehumanisation.
Side 1:
Head Like A Hole (5:00)
Terrible Lie (4:39)
Down In It (3:46)
Sanctified (5:48)
Something I Can Never Have (5:54)
Side 2:
Kinda I Want To (4:34)
Sin (4:05)
That's What I Get (4:31)
The Only Time (4:48)
Ringfinger (5:42)
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean labels with just a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: VERY GOOD+/EXCELLENT
A couple of marks on Side One - cosmetic and audibly harmless
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+
My play-check at volume found practically nothing to fault - one or two pressing pops noted - nothing really and nothing else to fault the strong crystal clear cut - an extremely fine playing copy
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+
Rub to the top/bottom edges otherwise solid - spine text is clear
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Again, general light wear but no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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